Disclaimer: I know we all wish we owned x-men evolution but let us face the face…WE DON'T!!! damn. anyways kidsWB and Marvel own the rights sooooooooooooooooooooo…yeah.
AN: Thanks the following great peoples (who I LOVE by the way)
Amanda14: ^-^ thank you. Sorry I let you down with the Remy thing but I think people resort to Remy helping Rogue to much. I mean Rogue can probably handle herself better them Remy. lol got kinda reved up there ^-^ thanks for reviewing…Amanda? Hope that was your name because if it wasn't I am not soooooooooooo confused. (Gives a piece of e-candy to you and walks away muttering about chickens)
ishandahalf: AHHHHHHHHHHHHH my loyal crack bunny pal (I think my bunny isn't into crack…proububly pot cause he is a slow mofo). ^-^ Don't feel guilty that I noticed I wasn't special cause you make me feel guilty about you being guilty and it will go on and on in a never ending circle until we are forced to throw ourselves a pity party. ^-^ lol. yeah I always look forward to your reviews (even if they aren't on my fic) lol. Anyways about your comment "i got some strange satisfaction from the x-men's reactions to rogue not joining them. i mean, GEEZ! i'm sure not EVERYBODY wants to join your little spandexy team, learn to handle rejection!" That was what I was thinking but I really didn't notice it till you pointed it out. I just love seeing the preppy x-mens reactions to the things Rogue does, LMAO!!! Looking forward to your next review, make it come quick like a gerbil on crack ^-^. (Tosses an e-gummy at you but it gets caught in your hair. I run away frantically as you chase me)
Caliente: LMAO I LOVED the comment about Pyro, lol true very true. lol thanks for the info and I hope you review again. (gives you a piece of e-hard candy yum yum yum)
Kari LeBeau: Thanks for the info my enlightening buddy. LOL GET THE PUN??? GET IT??? Hikari (Your penname says Kari but that is beside the point) is Japanese for light so I said you were enlightening!!! LOL I crack my self up. (gives you an e-chocolate to make up for the bad pun)
beth: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was my birthday in the 9th… I agree with you about Romyness but it takes me a while to set up romance because I really don't believe in love at first sight. lol and here you go (hands you an e-almond joy and an e-monds plus a extra e-cake for you and Adrian to enjoy)
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Rogue77: God if you thought I was dead for the last one you must have been convinced for this wait!! lol I really did just put that part in there cause I wanted Rogue to beat the crap outa something. (gives e-candy as I try to put ice on a newly acquired black eye courtesy of Doomkitty)
Dusty: I think I am going to have the Acolytes show up in a few chappies…does interesting mean you like it? (gives e-candy and smiles)
Yumiko: lol if you would have typed update I probably would have sat at my desk for a day completely confused. REMY PLUSH!!!!!????? (steals it and starts hugging it, but gets it taken away by a mean Kindergarten teacher.) GRRRRRRRR FAKE TEACHER!!!!!! o yeah here you go (gives you e-candy)
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A Rogue Never Trusts
Chapter 4
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"But Professor!! We have to find her!" Scott screamed ignoring the reproachful look he received from Jean as payment.
"It was her decision whether she joined our group or not; she choose not to and we must all trust her judgment and be glad she didn't stay with The Brotherhood." Scott looked at him with his mouth gapping. 'How dare the professor think that a teenage girl could make such a life changing decision on her own!' The boy thought angrily.
"Professor, she doesn't have anywhere she can go! Do you even care about her? How can you just say it is her decision." He yelled through gritted teeth.
"I can say it because it is true. Rogue is her own person and has her own mind. Though I greatly regret that she did not want to become an x-men there is nothing more to be said about the mater." Scott opened his mouth to protest once more, but a gentle hand upon his shoulder stopped the words from escaping his lips. Looking into Jean's eyes he saw the unspoken warning not to press the issue further. He feels just the way you do Scott, but technically it was her chose. The teenager clad in sunglasses just looked down, his eyes invisible to the world around him.
~*~*~*~Rogue a few hours after we left her~*~*~*~
"God, jus' take me now!" Rogue yelled at the sky as she walked down the side of the road, which was piled with snow. "Ah'm cold, ah'm tired, an' all ah want to do is eat dinner an' go to bed." Looking back down at her feet the teenage mutant tried to pull her trench coat tighter. 'Why did ah think it was gonna be fun ta walk the 10 mil's uphill ta the next town? Ah must be suicidal!' She thought with a weary grin, but it was quickly whipped from her face as a car drove by, splash dirt filled sleet all over her tired body. "Dammit all ta hell!!! Ah hate mah fuckin' life!" The Goth screamed as loud as she could for anyone to hear.
The silence that followed her declaration was deafening. It seemed that every creature in the woods was afraid to anger the soaking girl with any of their pitiful sounds. 'Well ah guess it's good that ah wasn' in a hurry.'
~*~*~*~Later~*~*~*~
Clumsily the girl with the two-toned hair made her way off the snow-packed side of the road and onto an exit. The off-ramp led to a small town that was obviously supported by travelers because half of it consisted of cheap motels. 'Guess ah get somthin' ta eat…' Rogue's thought was abruptly cut off by a yawn. 'Maybe ah better get a room first.' She guessed as she continued to walk into the town.
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Rogue reached into her boot and withdrew 40 dollars, mentally cursing herself after realizing that all she had was American money. Hesitantly Rogue slapped the money down on the dingy receptionists counter. Taking a deep breath she looked the old man behind the counter in the eyes before asking, "Do yah take American money?"
The grizzly gray haired man just sneered at her and nodded, "Yes we do girly." He took her cash and handed her a key with a plastic tag attached to it that read C16, scribbled messily in black permanent marker. 'God, can they be cheaper?' she though, trying to prevent herself from laughing. "You gonna stand there all day or are you gonna go to your room." Rogue looked back up at him from the keys and struggled to hold back a glare. 'Bastard' she mentally screamed as she turned her back on him and walked out of the main office to where the guest's rooms where located.
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"C13, C14, C15, here we go C16." Rogue muttered to herself as she inspected the small tarnished plaques placed on each door. Putting her key into the lock she turned with as much might as she could but it only rotated half way. Gripping the metal more firmly the southern girl again tried to force the key to move, but it had about the same results as her first try.
After ten agonizing attempts Rogue pried her raw hands off the stubborn device, and leaned her head against the door only to have the key turn. Rogue fell into her room with an unceremonious thump, cursing her non-existent luck all the way down.
Blinking wildly Rogue stood up and groped her way around the darkness searching for a light. Finding a switch the girl flicked it up hoping that it would do something to help her direct her motions. Blinding lights meet her eyes and forced her to rapidly blink again. Once she had gotten her sight back to normal the Goth looked around her new abode.
It was in better condition then she thought it would be, but it defiantly was no five-star. It looked like an exact replica of any other motel room she had ever been in. There was a double bed, with cheep floral blankets; positioned right next to a side table which undoubtedly had a copy of The Bible tucked away in its drawer.
Rogue locked the door back up behind her and threw her bag down on the bed. 'Ah am so tir'd it isn' even funny.' She thought as laid down next to her bag. The teenager's eyes began to droop down against her futile attempts at staying awake. The last thought that came to Rogue before she let exhaustion take over was, 'I guess I am not going to get something to eat fro a while.
~*~*~Dream~*~*~
Rogue walked in confusion through a desert littered with large angular sandstone boulders. 'Where the hell am ah?' she thought as her heavy boots kicked up the fine red sand into a dusty burgundy cloud. "Roguey, what are you doing here?" a familiar voice asked from behind her. Spinning around in surprise, the southern girl blinked in confusion. There was no one there. 'Could of sworn that was Lance…'
"Whatareyoudoingheretraitor?!" The speedy voice of Pietro asked, but when Rogues emerald eyes tried to find his position they did not find his telltale trail of dust. 'Okay now ah'm freaked, where the hell are they?'
"You left us all alone, Rogue. You abandoned us in the most cowardly way possible. You ran. Ran from your problems and your life. You ran from your family Rogue, Pietro is right you are traitor." A clearly feminine voice said. The traitor in question stiffened noticeably as she recognized the woman's voice to be that of Mystique's. Spinning around violently Rogue desperately tired to spot where the voices originated.
"Traitor," Mystiques voice started taunting and was slowly joined by the rest of The Brotherhood. "traitor, traitor, traitor…" As her comrades voice continued to yell Rogue desperately covered her ears in vane. There would be no drowning them out. "traitor, traitor, traitor…" Gritting her teeth the Goth collapsed into a little ball, her hands still clapped tightly over her ears.
Suddenly the voices of the Brotherhood were silent, leaving a chilling pause before normal sounds started to penetrate Rogue's head again.
~*~*~End Dream~*~*~
Sitting up suddenly Rogue struggled to hold in her ragged scream. Lying back down with a large shuddering exhale she willed her frantically beating heart to calm. Shaking slightly the southern teen decided that now was as good a chance as any to shower off the dirt that had accumulated on her body over the past day and a half. 'Wow, has it only been that long? It has felt like an eternity.' she thought as she made her way to the bathroom.
The little white room had freshly laundered towels that had probably seen many years of use considering how thin their white material was. Shrugging off her sweat soaked shirt, Rogue started up the shower's hot water. Once the water has sufficiently warmed she fished stripping off her dirty clothes and slipped behind the shower curtain.
The Goth let the water run freely over her body, stripping tension from her muscles. Sighing she reached for the complementary shampoo bottle and poured a generous amount onto her hair, deliberately she began working it into a thick lather. 'Ah wonder what that dream was all about? Guess I mus' feel kinda guilty for leavin' um like that…but Mystique crossed me. No one crosses the Rogue and gets away with it!' She thought as she rinsed the shampoo out of her auburn hair letting the excess drift away from her feet, into the drain.
~*~*~Ten Minutes Later~*~*~
Rogue toweled herself dry, amazed at how much cleaner she felt now that she was free of any Bayville contamination. She quickly got dressed in clean clothes and walked out of her hotel-room, making sure she locked the door behind her as she went out in search for a dinner.
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Hay guys sorry for the long time between the updates (and the low quality of the update you did get), but I was really swamped with school just starting and everything. They decided it was a great idea to break our spirits by giving us as much homework as they could possibly think of. I mean it! In my world history honors class my teacher just said "Study the world, we will have a test on it next block." ARG!!!!!! I stressed out every night thinking "I HAVE TO UPDATE!" OMG it was stressful, but every time I got to my comp. I fell asleep. And it was also my birthday on the 9th so I was busy celebrating, YAY!! I hope you all can forgive my lax updating (looks at feet guiltily). I will try to get the next chapter out as fast as I can. In the mean time please review (I don't care if it is just a rant about the pause in updates cause I really do deserve it).